title: [Surgical anatomy of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve: clinical-anatomical investigation].
abstract: On the basis of an anatomical (60 observations) and clinical material (160 patients with different diseases of the thyroid gland) the authors specified topography of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve, proposed supplements to the classification of variants of its passage, estimated the risk of traumatizing this structure during operation, determined the zone of most probable injury. Anatomical substantiation is given to the places of most convenient ligation of the main branches of the superior thyroid vessels.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Romanchishen
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Levanovich
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Karpatskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000517:prevention & control